F1 | And yet it moves, Ferrari responds to Mercedes' expected dominance
Mercedes dominates by exploiting loopholes in the regulations, but Hamilton and Leclerc prove that the Reds are there
Australian F1 GP | Ferrari, Leclerc: "I'm not happy for many reasons."
"I struggled to hold onto third place, but we're not that far away."
Australian F1 GP | Antonelli completes Mercedes one-two: "This car is complete."
"At the start I was scared because the battery charge was zero," said Kimi.
Australian F1 GP | Russell enjoys his win: "I love this car and the power unit!"
"I expected Ferrari to be so competitive. I'm not sure I would have won without VSC," he added.
Australian F1 GP | Red Bull, Verstappen: "I was overtaking cars that were two seconds slower."
"These are not fair battles," added the world champion.
Australian F1 GP | Aston Martin withdraws to save the AMR26, Alonso: "I expected it."
"In China I hope for some progress with what we have, because we will not bring any updates," Fernando said.
F1 | Australian GP: Bortoleto leads Audi to points on debut, Hulkenberg out before the start
Team principal Wheatley: "This is a historic moment for the team."
Australian F1 GP | Ferrari, Vasseur: "It's a good start, but we need to improve."
"The Melbourne picture doesn't matter; in China it will be a different story."
Norris and Sainz trash the 2026 F1: "It's all artificial and dangerous, it's not safe."
Lando: "With a 50 km/h difference between one car and the other, a collision would send you over the barrier with terrible consequences."
Australian F1 GP | Ferrari, Hamilton: "Catching up to Mercedes isn't impossible."
"I didn't want fourth place, but I felt great from the first lap," added Lewis.
Australian F1 GP | Mercedes one-two, Wolff: "Anyone criticizing this Formula 1 is wrong."
"I feel immense satisfaction, I expected Ferrari to cover our pit stops," said Toto.
Australian F1 GP | McLaren far from the front, Stella: "We need to manage the Mercedes engine better."
Norris finished fifth: "There's a lot of work ahead of us." Piastri slammed the car before the start: "The engine was pushing too hard."
Australian F1 GP | Ferrari miscalculates strategy with VSC, but the SF-26 was born well
Leclerc's podium and Hamilton's fourth place give us hope: a red light in the darkness of this technical regulation.
F1 | Ferrari, Leclerc: "Mercedes had more pace, I don't think we could have fought for the win."
"Third place is the best we could get," said the Monegasque.
F1 | Mercedes, Antonelli recovers and finishes 2nd: "Bad start, but overall it was a good race."
"The pace was very strong, especially at the end and I'm looking forward to next week," said the driver from Bologna.
F1 | Mercedes, Russell triumphs at Albert Park: "I thank the team, we haven't had such a competitive car in a long time."
"We couldn't have started in a better way," said the Englishman.
F1 | Australian GP: Russell wins ahead of Antonelli, Leclerc on the podium [RESULTS]
Hamilton fourth, Verstappen climbs to sixth place
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